BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 28.01.2026 CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN AND THE HONOURABLE MS.JUSTICE R.POORNIMA Crl.A(MD)No.707 of 2023 and Crl.M.P.(MD)No.1607 of 2026 Kaleeswaran ... Appellant/Sole Accused Vs.

The State rep. by The Inspector of Police, Oomachikulam Police Station, Madurai District.

(Crime No.141 of 2016) ... Respondent/Complainant PRAYER:- Criminal Appeal is filed under Section 374(2) of Criminal Procedure Code, to call for the records pertaining to the Judgment of conviction and sentence dated 07.07.2022 passed in S.C.No.516 of 2016 on the file of the Sessions Judge, Mahalir Neethimandram, Madurai and set aside the same as illegal and acquit the appellant.

For Appellant : Mr.E.Satish Rajkumar, For Respondents : Mr.R.Meenakshi Sundaram, Additional Public Prosecutor

JUDGMENT

(Judgment of the Court was delivered by R.POORNIMA, J.) This Criminal Appeal is filed against the conviction and sentence passed against the appellant/sole accused in the judgment 07.07.2022 passed in S.C.No.516 of 2016 on the file of the Sessions Judge, Mahalir Neethimandram, Madurai, in which judgment, Accused had been convicted for offence punishable